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Fast EtherHub-8se User’s Guide
Hardware Reference 4-5
Link Status
Color: Green
Label:
Link/Traffic
Function: Indicates a valid network connection and traffic entering the port.
Condition Indication
ON Indicates a valid link has been established on this port.
BLINKING Indicates the port is receiving packets; blinking is
proportional to the traffic entering the port.
OFF No valid link has been established on this port.
Troubleshooting: If the Link LED does not light up when a device is connected to its corre-
sponding port, check that both the hub and connected device are powered on. For devices
connected to the hub using twisted-pair cable, check that the cable length does not exceed
100 meters (328 feet). You should have standard, straight-through cables and not
crossover or other specialized cables.
Speech Button
The TalkingHub
TM
feature can be enabled or disabled at any time by pressing
the Speech button on the front panel. Associated with this button is an LED
labeled “Speech” that indicates the TalkingHub status (refer to “Speech Status”
in the “Panel Indicators” section of this chapter.) When the TalkingHub feature
is enabled the hub will issue audio messages as various conditions occur.
These messages are detailed in the following table.